Three Kingdoms, I'm really not a general!

Chapter 527 Closing
The person who unfollowed this time was Ma Chao.

"The nobles of many generations have shaken Xiliang, and the youth's spirit spreads to the sky. As soon as they come out, they show their bravery, and Wang Fang and Li Meng try out their sharp swords."

"On the battlefield of the two armies, I fought bravely with snake spears at Jiameng Pass! The long sword scattered the wolves, and the spear was like thunder and the ghosts and gods howled."

In the original history, Ma Chao’s bravery was so great that no amount of poems could describe it enough.

At this moment, this brave and warlike general, leading a group of elite soldiers, quietly approached Hangu Pass.

The night was as dark as ink and Hangu Pass was unusually quiet.

Only the occasional noise from the guards broke the silence.

Suddenly, the sound of horse hooves was heard in the distance. The guards became alert and picked up their weapons.

They saw a cavalry team approaching quickly and were shocked. It was the Han army!
These soldiers all know that there is no general inside the pass today.

Seeing the enemy attack, he instantly realized that the general who came out of the pass was probably outnumbered.

The morale in my heart suddenly and naturally dissipated.

In comparison, Ma Chao was naturally in high spirits.

The army he led rushed towards Hangu Pass like a gust of wind.

The soldiers rode fast horses, holding long spears in their hands, with fierce light flashing in their eyes. They had only one goal, which was to capture Hangu Pass.

Before reaching the gate, the soldiers left behind to guard the gate just pretended to resist a little, but facing Ma Chao's elite troops, they were quickly defeated.

Ma Chao led his troops to charge all the way, and wherever they went, the soldiers guarding the pass fled in panic.

In just a stick of incense's time, Hangu Pass belonged to the Han army.

Ma Chao originally thought that this would take some effort, but he didn't expect it to be so effortless, which made him quite excited.

Hangu Pass is really too important.

He knew very well that this battle would be an important step for the Han Dynasty to recover the world.

After breaking through Hangu Pass, Luoyang is right in front of us.

If Chang'an is the old capital, then Luoyang is the real imperial capital.

Although Luoyang was not as prosperous as Chang'an after Dong Zhuo's fire.

But no matter what, after the successive conquest of the old capital and Luoyang, the Cao family is doomed!

...

"Report!"

"General Cao! Hangu Pass is lost!"

However, Cao Zhang fought hard in front of Liu Jun’s camp, but when he had only walked back five miles, he heard the report from the scouts who had gone out.

Although he had expected it, when Cao Zhang actually heard the news, he still felt his whole body go limp.

Looking back, the Battle of Hangu Pass was different from any other battles I had experienced. It seemed like a battle that could never be won.

Xing Daorong had been accumulating strength and never really forced an attack on the pass.

And when his accumulation reaches a certain level, the punch he throws out cannot be resisted at all!

But he sighed and said, "Today's defeat was expected since the defeat in Chang'an."

"If we can no longer work together, our ancestors' foundation will be destroyed."

The deputy general standing by felt very uncomfortable after hearing Cao Zhang's sigh.

In fact, although these people are not very sensitive to the general situation of the world, they are still aware of the situation of repeated defeats.

Can we still conquer the world after suffering repeated defeats?

Of course not!
As the defeated party, even though they had not been captured yet, they were still upset. But then they sighed, and their morale dropped to the lowest point.

However, seeing that the troops had stopped halfway and the sound of the Han army's continuous pursuit from behind, it was no use standing there in the middle.

Another deputy general stepped forward and asked, "General, what should we do now?"

Cao Zhang said: "Today's defeat is certain. It is absolutely impossible to charge into Hangu Pass again."

"I have no choice but to go back to Luoyang first."

The deputy general felt relieved after hearing this.

If Cao Zhang got hot-headed and wanted to attack Hangu Pass again, he would also have to find an opportunity to leave.

Cao did owe a favor, but this favor was not enough to cost him his life.

Besides, when it comes to the army of justice, Liu Bei also has the mandate of heaven, so there is actually no psychological pressure at all to surrender to Liu Bei.

This is also the reason why so many soldiers surrendered at Hangu Pass.

He immediately shouted: "General, please understand. Let's go to Luoyang now!"

Although this deputy general felt relieved, Cao Zhang was not at all relieved.

Not to mention whether we can reach Luoyang smoothly, even if we do, what will happen?
As for the situation in Luoyang, although Cao Zhang had never been there, he was afraid that there were not enough soldiers and insufficient food. Even if there was no support from the people, they could not be used!
With Xing Daorong's military strength, Luoyang could not be defended.

Then retreat to Zhongmu and Xuchang.

Xuchang does have Cao Ren's army, which may be able to resist for a while, but Cao Ren's army is facing Guan Yu in Wancheng and Xiangyang!

If Xing Daorong's troops joined Guan Yu, could they still hold the position?

I can’t do that myself!

Xuchang and Yingchuan are the bases of the entire Cao family. If they are lost again, there is no need to fight for the whole world.

We will certainly march straight to the Central Plains, leaving only Hebei for the Cao family.

Cao Zhang seemed to have foreseen the final fate of the Cao family.
However, these problems seemed to have no solution. Cao Pi was still trying to eliminate internal strife and had no time to deal with these stubborn problems.

...

In fact, if Cao Zhang said these words to Xing Daorong, Xing Daorong would feel that although Cao Zhang was only concerned with fighting, he was also a wise man.

What is the war about?
Ultimately it comes down to technology and productivity.

As for people?
When it comes to civil war, there is no difference in race at all; what matters is the ability of the leader.

However, no matter how skilled the commander is, he cannot shoot down an airplane with a bow and arrow.

Although this description is a bit exaggerated, this is the basic truth.

However, it is still a bit difficult for these generals to analyze these things. After all, they have to stand in another dimension and look at the entire North-South war situation from a different perspective.

At the moment, they only know that they have the advantage with well-trained soldiers and sufficient food.

After successfully taking Hangu Pass, Cao Zhang was eventually able to escape.

Ma Chao felt somewhat regretful about this.

It doesn’t matter who escapes, but Cao Zhang is Cao Cao’s descendant, how could he escape!
He really should be killed on the battlefield!
So when he heard the news, he complained: "General, it's my turn to go outside the camp and kill Cao Zhang. I can't let him get away!"

Ma Chao's words did not originally mean to target Zhang Liao, but since he said it, it became somewhat targeted.

But if you say that Zhang Liao deliberately let the game go, that is absolutely impossible!
Xing Daorong could only laugh and said, "Meng Qi, you don't know, I deliberately let Cao Zhang go. Otherwise, with a little arrangement, how could he get away?"

After hearing this, Zhang Liao couldn't help but look at Xing Daorong, thinking that he was deliberately trying to rescue him.

However, according to Zhang Liao's personality, if he didn't do it well, then he didn't do it well. How could he let the general take the blame for nothing? He bowed and said, "General, I failed to capture the general. Please punish me!"

(End of this chapter)